Company Fire Officer (120 hrs)

Course Description

NIPSTA’s Company Fire Officer program is designed to exceed the requirements outlined by the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal ("OSFM"), and provides students with the knowledge and skills to perform as a Company Fire Officer, as defined by NFPA 1021. This program is presented in two (2) phases and must be taken consecutively:

  • Phase I: Forty (40) hours of online education completed independently over four (4) consecutive weeks. There is a mandatory classroom orientation session on the first day of Phase I from 0800 - 1200. All students must attend this orientation session. 

  • Phase II: Eighty (80) hours of campus based lectures, discussions and exercises. Completed over two (2) consecutive weeks. DSCN2817

2023 Sessions

Fall Session:

  • Phase I: October 2 - October 27, 2023

  • Phase II: November 6 - November 17, 2023

2024 Sessions

Winter Session: 

  • Phase I: January 8- February 2, 2024

  • Phase II: February 12 - February 23, 2024

Spring Session: 

  • Phase I: April 1 - April 26, 2024

  • Phase II: May 6 - May 17, 2024

Summer Session: 

  • Phase I: July 8 - August 2, 2024

  • Phase II: August 12 - August 23, 2024

Fall Session:

  • Phase I: September 30 - October 25, 2024

  • Phase II: November 4 - November 15, 2024

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  1. Pete Mensching

    Company Fire Officer Program Coordinator

  1. Syllabus
  2. Textbook

Company Fire Officer (CoFO)